At the end of next week, Friction Quartet will begin its concert season with a performance at the Community Music Center (CMC). As many readers probably know by now, the violinists in this ensemble are Otis Harriel and Kevin Rogers, performing with Mitso Floor on viola and cellist Doug Machiz. The title of their opening recital will be Transformation, which is explained on their Web page as follows: “Works that bend, morph, and reinvent - where folk tunes become avant-garde anthems, classical forms twist into surreal dreams, and every note holds the thrill of change.”
György Ligeti during his visit to the Jyväskylän Kesä festival in Finland in the 1960s (photograph by Kari Rydman. public domain)
As might be expected, the program itself unfolds a “transformation” of extremes. The second half of the program will be devoted entirely to the last of the six quartets in Joseph Haydn’s Opus 76 (Hoboken III:80), composed in the key of E-flat major. The first half will conclude with the first of György Ligeti’s three quartets, given the title “Métamorphoses nocturnes.” By way of contrast, the program will begin with a reflection on Appalachian fiddle music, “Blue Dress,” composed by Julia Wolfe.
For those that do not already know, CMC is located in the Mission at 544 Capp Street. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, September 18. General Admission will be “Pay what you can” with a suggested donation of $40. CMC has created a Web page for advance purchases. There is also a Web page for livestream viewing, where the suggested donation is $10.
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